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BHRC issues Trial Observation Report on the prosecution of Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Republic of the Maldives

May 17, 2015

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has released its ‘Trial Observation Report – Prosecution of Mohamed Rasheed, Former President of the Republic of the Maldives’ reporting on the criminal prosecution of the former head of State. Mr Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment on 13 March 2015, having been convicted on...

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BHRC sends trial observer to the Maldives to attend hearing of former President, Mohamed Nasheed

March 3, 2015

BHRC has sent a trial observer to the Maldives to attend court hearings of the former President of the country and head of the opposition, Mohamed Nasheed. Mr Nasheed, a former Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. He lost power in controversial circumstances in February 2012. The BHRC has been...

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BHRC concerned at proceedings in trial of former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed

February 14, 2015

The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at the sudden resumption of the trial of former President Mohamed Nasheed in the Maldives. Mr Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who lost power in controversial circumstances in February 2012 and unsuccessfully contested the presidential election in 2014. The...

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The Maldives: BHRC expresses concern at the annulment of the first round of presidential elections

October 14, 2013

The BHRC releases today, 14th October 2013, a statement expressing concern at the annulment of the first round of presidential elections in the Maldives. See the statement here.

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BHRC Trial Observation Report: The Maldives

April 3, 2013

The BHRC launches today the report “The Prosecution of Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed. Report of BHRC’s Second Independent Legal Observation Mission” To access the report please click here

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BHRC Trial observation report: The Maldives

December 13, 2012

The BHRC launched on the 13 December “A report on hearing in the case of former President Mohamed Nasheed, and meetings with lawyers, politicians, and journalists. The Maldives”. This trial observation concerned the trial of the former President of the Maldives, Mr Mohamed Nasheed. Mr Nasheed was charged with abusing his office while in power...

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UN Side Event: “State of emergency and attacks to the legal profession in Turkey”

June 14, 2018

The Bar Human Rights Committee, Law Society and IBA Human Rights Institue co-organised a UN side event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to discuss the challenges that the Turkish legal profession has been facing since the failed coup in July 2016. The event took place on 21 June 2018 at 15:00-16:00 in Room XXV...

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Upcoming BHRC event: Weds 2 December 6.30-8pm – The Protection of International Human Rights: A barrister’s role

December 1, 2015

The Protection of International Human Rights: A barrister's role This event is an opportunity to hear more about the work of the BHRC, meet barristers on BHRC's Executive, and find out how you can get involved in pro bono international human rights work.

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BHRC specialist session on trial observations at Annual Bar Conference 2015

October 17, 2015

BHRC ran a specialist session on trial observations at this year’s Annual Bar and Young Bar Conference in London. The session was entitled Trial observations and show trials: the role and impact of trial monitoring. Chaired by Kirsty Brimelow QC, the speakers on the panel were Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, Vice-Chair of the BHRC; Professor Mads Andenas,...